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One case of "Monsters Plus Iron," please!

I don't remember these spooky vitamins, but would buy just about anything endorsed by Vincent Price during the Halloween season.

#VincentPrice #RetroCommercials #MonstersVitamins #1970sAds #VintageTV #HalloweenNostalgia
Born on October 17, 1938, Evel Knievel still holds the Guinness World Record for the most broken bones. By the end of 1975, he'd had 433 bone fractures. 

The death-defying daredevil said he was “nothing but scar tissue and surgical steel” when he retired in 1980. 

#EvelKnievel
Suzanne Somers was born on October 16, 1946 🎂

She was interviewed by Pee-wee Herman when he guest-hosted for Joan Rivers on her 'Late Show' in 1987.  

Pee-wee asked Suzanne a few silly opening questions, and she told him about her friendship with an elephant 🐘❤️

#SuzanneSomers #PeeWeeHerman
Mata Hari, the famed courtesan and exotic performer, was executed on October 15, 1917.

Her severed head was embalmed and stored in a museum. In 2000, a researcher discovered that her head was missing. The location of the head is still unknown...

#MataHari #MacabreHistory #WeirdHistory #OTD
Poor Mary Ann Lynch. She has to guzzle Cokes to stay alert for her high-pressure airline job, and then the company decides to doxx her.

#VintageCommercial #CocaCola #CokeCommercial #TWAAirlines
What's missing in this autumn scene from a 1950s home movie?

The sound of leaf blowers! We almost forgot how peaceful and cozy fall can feel without a bunch of ear-deafening equipment running in the background. 

#VintageAutumn #FallAesthetic #CozySeason #SeasonsChange

🎥: Prelinger Archives
Orson Welles passed away 40 years ago, on October 10, 1985 🕊️  The filmmaker and actor was also a skilled magician who incorporated illusions into his stage shows and talk show appearances. 

In this 1955 clip, Welles confesses that his magic tricks usually failed to impress women💔

#OrsonWelles
In a 2010 appearance on Letterman, Dolly Parton talked about having a crush on Johnny Cash when she was 17!

Sending so much love to Dolly. The world needs you and your stories and your music and your big, kind, hilarious heart 💕 

#DollyParton #JohnnyCash #DavidLetterman #DollyForever 

🎥: CBS
Everyone's letting dad off the hook pretty easy for scarfing down the family's McRib dinner on the way home in this 1989 ad.

Guess that sassy sauce really was just too good to resist! 

#WeaponizedIncompetence #McRib #McDonalds #MickeyDs #VintageMcDonalds #80sCommercial
Airing on October 6, 1963, Barbra Streisand's appearance on The Judy Garland Show became one of TV’s most legendary moments. Streisand was just 21 at the time.

They sang some memorable duets together, but their stage banter was nearly as entertaining. 

#BarbraStreisand #JudyGarland #ClassicTV
We're now so used to seeing elaborate CGI effects in movies that it's mind-boggling to take a step back and watch Buster Keaton's work. On the 130th anniversary of Keaton's birth, here are a few of his most incredible stunts.

#BusterKeaton #SilentFilm #ClassicCinema #FilmHistory
It's been 25 years since Benjamin Orr of the Cars passed away 🕊️

He sang lead vocals on many of the band's most iconic hits like Let's Go, Just What I Needed, Candy-O, Moving in Stereo, and Bye Bye Love.

#BenjaminOrr #GoneTooSoon #TheCars #NewWave #OTD

🎥 BBC2
Groucho Marx and Alice Cooper became close friends in the 1970s. Groucho loved the theatrical chaos of Alice’s shows and called them “vaudeville,” while Alice often visited Groucho late at night to keep him company. 

#GrouchoMarx #HappyBirthdayGroucho #AliceCooper
Julie Andrews and Carol Burnett have a friendship that's spanned more than six decades! The two bonded instantly when they first met in the early 1960s. 

In honor of Julie's 90th birthday, here's a clip of the friends when they celebrated 25 years of friendship 💕

#JulieAndrews #CarolBurnett
Sure, Rock Hudson's character conducted some disturbing experiments on his dog (and humans) in the 1976 sci-fi flick Embryo. But we’re still impressed with this dinner-and-bed trick.

#NationalPetTricksDay #RockHudson #Doberman #DobermanPinscher #MovieDogs #PetTricks

🎥 Cine Artists Pictures
Hey, it's Nancy Marchand (Tony's mom Livia from The Sopranos) in a 1985 commercial for Wonder Bread!

We were already sold on the thiamin and niacin, but those bonus Rock Star cards sealed the deal. 

#Wonderbread #NancyMarchand #TheSopranos #HallAndOates #SheenaEaston #WhiteBread #80sCommercial
The Rocky Horror Picture Show is 50! Released on September 26, 1975, the film became the longest-running theatrical release in movie history thanks to midnight screenings with *enthusiastic* audience participation ❤️

#RockyHorror50 #RockyHorrorPictureShow #TimeWarpAgain #RockyHorrorForever #TimCurry
Christopher Reeve was born on September 25, 1952🎂

When he was cast as Superman in 1978, the slender actor didn't quite look the part of a muscle-bound superhero. He could've taken the easy way out and worn a padded suit, but that wasn't Reeve's style. 

#ChristopherReeve #Superman #ForeverSuperman
What did Julia Roberts do to Twin Falls, Idaho? We're curious after this Dateline episode.

While extolling the virtues of a local rodeo queen who was implicated in a murder case, Twin Falls local Laura Stutzman appeared to throw some shade on America's Sweetheart. 

#JuliaRoberts #SteelMagnolias
ALF premiered on September 22, 1986, while Gilligan's Island first hit the airwaves the same week, but back in 1964. 

The two series shared a 1987 crossover episode in which Alf dreamed himself onto the castaways' island. 

#ALF #GilligansIsland #80sTV #RetroTV
Happy Birthday to Cassandra "Elvira, Mistress of the Dark" Peterson, who never seems to age!

#Elvira #CassandraPeterson #MistressOfTheDark